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Fuse Book Review: Poetry in the Rough — Jean-Paul Clébert’s Graphic Evocations of a Clandestine Paris

April 1, 2016
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An extraordinary book that should be in the hands of every lover of the French capital. And don’t we all love Paris?

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Film Feature: Making “Speer Goes to Hollywood”

December 19, 2021
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Albert Speer, Hitler’s pet architect and the vaunted “glamour boy of the Third Reich, would have hated Vanessa Lapa’s unblinking and unforgiving documentary, which is the best recommendation I can give it.

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Theater: New Hall of Fame Members Inducted

February 10, 2009
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By Caldwell Titcomb NEW YORK, NY: Founded in 1971, the Theater Hall of Fame inducted the usual eight new members at a January 26 ceremony in the Gershwin Theatre. Actress Dana Ivey officiated at the 38th annual celebration as Mistress of Ceremonies. Inductees are voted on by the nationwide American Theater Critics Association and living…

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Concert Review: The Brothers — Celebrating the Style and Songbook of the Legendary Allman Brothers Band

April 19, 2025
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The best way to honor all of those responsible for the Allman Brothers Band was to play like the Allman Brothers Band: be fierce, not nostalgic; be pleasing, not cloying; be generous, not self-indulgent. And The Brothers pulled it off.

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Book Review: “Six Amendments” — Is U.S. Constitutional Change in the Air?

June 5, 2014
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Retired Associate Justice John Paul Stevens’ book Six Amendments is unlikely to restore any of the love lost between him and the GOP.

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Author Interview: Suspense Stories With a Twist — Writer George Harrar

January 29, 2013
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George Harrar is not really a mystery or suspense writer, per se. His work is noir and tension-filled, but there is a philosophical and psychological sub-strata that’s more reminiscent of Kafka than Robert Parker.

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Desperate Dancing

August 28, 2004
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An indispensable new biography of Broadway legend Jerome Robbins reevaluates his life and work.

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Classical Music Review: The BSO — A Chemistry Lesson

November 21, 2011
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It was clear from the moment Ludovic Morlot mounted the podium that he and the Boston Symphony Orchestra possess a strong chemistry: the players clearly respect him and they responded to his leadership with precision, energy, and feeling.

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Concert Review: The Boston Symphony Orchestra Looks Abroad

November 24, 2014
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This was was a truly memorable afternoon at Symphony Hall, filled with interesting programming decisions and exciting revelations.

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Classical Music CD Reviews: Emerson String Quartet and Renée Fleming Do Justice to Viennese Modernists; Jerusalem Quartet Play Beethoven String Quartets

August 29, 2015
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The Emerson String Quartet and Renée Fleming team up for one of the finest recordings of the year.

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